Hosoo is a 336-year-old Kyoto-based textile maker that blends traditional Nishijin weaving with contemporary design, ...

In the old days, the obi was used to keep ... It can be very hard to learn how to tie it. Japanese students design anime face masks The kimono is worn with zori, which are sandals of a similar ...

One Japanese woman living in Sweden collected over 500 kimonos with an aim to preserve the cultural heritage from Japan.

“I studied Japanese to learn about kimono ... which is about uncovering old kimono stashed away in the closets of ordinary citizens. She and her colleagues have already opened the closets ...

NARA -- This western Japan city has seen increasing ... At around 3 p.m. one day in early July, a 35-year-old woman from Italy visited the rental kimono store NOEL in the Suimoncho district ...

As far back as 1966, All Japan Kimono Promoting Association designated 15 November as Kimono Day, a day when Japanese families with a 5-year-old boy or a girl aged 3 or 7 celebrate the Shichigosan ...

Kien is a company dedicated to revitalizing the traditional Japanese kimono. Founded by Yoshie Kitagawa, who was born and raised in Kyoto, Kien has long supported local artisans, including kimono ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Kimonos are known for being expensive, and a kimono from the Japanese brand Chiso is one of the most expensive you can buy. One kimono takes around 20 artisans over ...